Well, I had a fascinating experience as a volunteer at IndiaFOSS in terms of managing the booths on the day of the event and prior to the event as well.
- The pre-event mapping of booths was particularly good, but the offline mapping could have been done a little earlier because on day 0, there were several booth members who came to the venue who had their booth scheduled for day one, but they did not have a space allocated yet. That’s something which can be improved.
- The space for each booth should also be a little more; currently, it’s a little too congested. With the current setup, only a maximum of 4 or 5 people can listen to what’s happening at the booth, so the booths could be better spaced out in the future to accommodate more people at a booth
- The workshops particularly can be planned a little better. There were minor issues with regards to internet connectivity, ventilation, etc.
The above were just some of the minor issues, but overall, since it was my first proper conference both as a volunteer and as a booth in charge for a project which I’m closely working on, it was a fantastic experience and I’ve never seen a conference as good as this.
Most of the proceedings were very smooth; however, there were some minor hiccups and challenges which is bound to happen, and there’s always room for improvement in the future.
I’ve listed some of the issues at the top of my head in the message above, but I’ve also written a detailed post on LinkedIn. I’m attaching it below for you all to read.